MLS’ U.S. Open Cup plan is a cynical move away from soccer’s standard: Rueter
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 16, 2023
When Inter Miami signed Lionel Messi, the jokes wrote themselves. “Sure, he dazzled at the Camp Nou, but could he do it after riding the bus to a 5,300-seater in Statesboro, Georgia?”
With one Friday afternoon announcement, MLS took a step toward ensuring that specific scenario would remain hypothetical. MLS is now saying that its teams will not participate in the U.S. Open Cup, the country’s equivalent to England’s FA Cup, effectively severing the only competitive tie the top-tier league has to the rest of the American men’s soccer ecosystem . . .
